1 [C] [usu.pl] implications (for/of sth) the effect that sth will have on sth else in the future 对另一事物将会产生的影响: The new law will have serious implicationsfor our work. 新法例将对我们的工作有重大影响。

2 [C,U] something that is suggested or said indirectly 暗示: The implication of what she said was that we had made a bad mistake. 她言下之意是我们犯了大错误。 ☞verb imply 动词为imply

3 [U] implication (in sth) the fact of being involved, or of involving sb, in sth unpleasant, especially a crime 牵连或卷入（尤指罪行）: The player's implication in this scandal could affect his career. 该选手跟这宗丑闻有牵连，他的前程可能因此受到影响。 ☞verb implicate 动词为implicate